There are two words deeply entwined with the concepts of masculinity and femininity that different transgender folks often use to describe themselves. Transmasculine means that someone is transgender in the direction of masculinity, but not that they are necessarily...
More and more people are coming out as transgender these days. Transgender is a word that means that who you are doesn’t line up with the gender that was assigned to you. It’s pretty common to hear cisgender folks (especially if they’re older or...
Whether or not you’re transgender, there’s a good chance you can relate to aspects of a gender transition. A gender transition isn’t necessarily a physical thing, though sometimes it does involve change to a person’s physical body. It’s...
There are many things about the trans experience that most cisgender people don’t understand. This means they often they accidentally or indirectly hurt trans people, even when they mean well. I don’t take this personally. This is just where we’re at as a...
Personal pronouns are the parts of speech we use when we talk about someone in third person. Like in the sentence below: She’s going camping with John, even though he’s bringing his brother with him. Personal pronouns aren’t a thing most cisgender people think...
